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Fat jokes and carnival barkers

Wed., April 10, 2013timer1 min. read

Re: Ford helps Hero Burger out of a pickle, April 5

Ford helps Hero Burger out of a pickle, April 5

Why should we believe that the Star is an advocate of anti-bullying campaigns when Christopher Hume’s column so overtly mocks Mayor Rob Ford’s weight problem? He writes: “No doubt burgers are to close to Ford’s heart, as well as his stomach, but the issue goes beyond where the mayor hopes to eat lunch in the future.” Is such mean ridicule acceptable simply because the target is Rob Ford?

Like a couple of carnival barkers at the fried butter concession, Rob and Doug Ford wave bamboo canes at the passing public proclaiming the benefits of this casino. This new waterfront Jerusalem of gaming and Ferris wheels will bring a land of plenty to the job starved city. Well, selling cigarettes creates jobs too.

Whatever happened to those hot dog vendor jobs at the ACC and Rogers Centre? Most American unionized casino workers don’t seem to know whether they work for organized crime or not.

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